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Mount Etna on the island of Sicily is a popular tourist destination.

This is the first major eruption of Mount Etna since 2014.

Mount Etna is one of the most closely watched and researched volcanoes in the world.

Groups of tourists had to seek safety on Monday, when Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s tallest active volcano erupted.

The volcano is located on the Italian island of Sicily and is a popular tourist destination with 1.5 million visitors a year, reported CNN. Many people who visit the volcano hike almost all the way to the summit.

Videos show how smoke and ash filled the air as tourists scrambled down the volcano when it erupted.

What happened during Monday’s eruption

Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology Etna Observatory reported that multiple e

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